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Kuwait
COUNTRY #1
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KUWAIT VS YEMEN

Compare Kuwait and Yemen health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Yemen
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Kuwait Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Yemen YEMEN
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Yemen YEMEN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    		  
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    1970
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    		  
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    1980
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    		  
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    1990
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    		  
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    2000
    72.4
    74.4
    73.2
    36
    74
    48
    		  
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    2010
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    		  
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    2019
    79.3
    83.9
    81.0
    24
    19
    29
    		  
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Yemen YEMEN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.9
    24
    19
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    Age 5
    79.9
    84.5
    21
    13
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    Age 10
    80.0
    84.6
    21
    13
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    Age 15
    80.1
    84.7
    21
    13
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    Age 20
    80.2
    84.7
    21
    13
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    Age 25
    80.4
    84.8
    20
    13
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    Age 30
    80.6
    84.8
    19
    13
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.9
    22
    14
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    Age 40
    81.0
    84.9
    23
    14
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    Age 45
    81.2
    85.1
    23
    15
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    Age 50
    81.6
    85.2
    23
    15
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    Age 55
    82.1
    85.5
    23
    15
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    Age 60
    82.8
    85.9
    23
    16
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    Age 65
    83.8
    86.5
    22
    17
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.4
    21
    16
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.5
    17
    15
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.0
    17
    13
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    18
    12
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Yemen YEMEN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    119
    278.48
    14
    2. Stroke
    37.49
    140
    127.49
    32
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.91
    93
    44.65
    63
    4. Breast Cancer
    25.21
    27
    14.77
    121
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.99
    80
    34.92
    36
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.42
    96
    19.18
    65
    7. Hypertension
    15.74
    106
    52.65
    11
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.78
    127
    15.42
    120
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.44
    132
    22.46
    95
    10. Prostate Cancer
    10.40
    133
    0.88
    183
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.88
    77
    7.78
    107
    12. Lung Cancers
    8.20
    113
    4.89
    137
    13. Liver Disease
    6.90
    153
    21.23
    84
    14. Lung Disease
    6.49
    182
    30.33
    49
    15. Lymphomas
    6.31
    32
    2.30
    168
    16. Liver Cancer
    6.12
    72
    4.88
    102
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.27
    105
    8.06
    29
    18. Uterin Cancer
    4.90
    19
    0.05
    181
    19. Leukemia
    4.74
    29
    3.41
    101
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    4.60
    74
    2.35
    134
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.56
    85
    2.25
    166
    22. Low Birth Weight
    3.94
    106
    12.37
    16
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    33
    1.50
    129
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    151
    7.79
    67
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.99
    146
    1.52
    178
    26. Falls
    2.93
    152
    6.19
    82
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.84
    148
    4.06
    95
    28. Suicide
    2.66
    167
    7.06
    115
    29. Other Injuries
    2.62
    174
    8.91
    78
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.60
    100
    3.26
    77
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.17
    102
    6.92
    24
    32. Violence
    1.82
    135
    10.22
    49
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    1.67
    157
    2.84
    118
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.37
    177
    3.58
    121
    35. Drug Use
    1.35
    78
    2.68
    29
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    129
    0.81
    144
    37. Asthma
    1.12
    126
    17.56
    26
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.96
    150
    7.19
    30
    39. Fires
    0.80
    122
    4.01
    27
    40. Tuberculosis
    0.71
    134
    9.58
    68
    41. Epilepsy
    0.61
    169
    1.86
    77
    42. Drownings
    0.52
    169
    3.37
    65
    43. Poisonings
    0.40
    110
    1.93
    46
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.35
    169
    4.35
    21
    45. Meningitis
    0.30
    138
    3.13
    52
    46. Skin Disease
    0.28
    163
    0.40
    148
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.24
    172
    13.11
    64
    48. Alcohol
    0.24
    168
    0.44
    145
    49. Other Neoplasms
    0.20
    164
    0.17
    175
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.18
    179
    8.05
    39
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Yemen YEMEN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,325
    30.48
    30,158
    19.39
    2. Road Traffic Accidents
    649
    8.51
    8,561
    5.50
    3. Stroke
    599
    7.85
    13,570
    8.72
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    340
    4.46
    11,978
    7.70
    5. Hypertension
    256
    3.36
    5,293
    3.40
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    242
    3.17
    1,794
    1.15
    7. Breast Cancer
    230
    3.01
    1,134
    0.73
    8. Kidney Disease
    204
    2.67
    2,679
    1.72
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    202
    2.65
    4,291
    2.76
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    198
    2.60
    913
    0.59
    11. Liver Disease
    192
    2.52
    2,891
    1.86
    12. Lung Cancers
    161
    2.11
    569
    0.37
    13. Low Birth Weight
    158
    2.07
    8,810
    5.66
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    139
    1.82
    1,405
    0.90
    15. Lymphomas
    132
    1.73
    433
    0.28
    16. Liver Cancer
    129
    1.69
    609
    0.39
    17. Leukemia
    123
    1.61
    776
    0.50
    18. Suicide
    122
    1.60
    1,699
    1.09
    19. Falls
    102
    1.34
    1,170
    0.75
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    89
    1.17
    283
    0.18
    21. Lung Disease
    84
    1.10
    3,196
    2.05
    22. Other Injuries
    83
    1.09
    2,225
    1.43
    23. Violence
    75
    0.98
    2,839
    1.83
    24. Oral Cancer
    74
    0.97
    547
    0.35
    25. Stomach Cancer
    72
    0.94
    902
    0.58
    26. Prostate Cancer
    58
    0.76
    39
    0.03
    27. Bladder Cancer
    52
    0.68
    160
    0.10
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    44
    0.58
    738
    0.47
    29. Ovary Cancer
    41
    0.54
    188
    0.12
    30. Drug Use
    38
    0.50
    613
    0.39
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    36
    0.47
    585
    0.38
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.46
    765
    0.49
    33. Cervical Cancer
    32
    0.42
    119
    0.08
    34. Tuberculosis
    31
    0.41
    1,899
    1.22
    35. Uterin Cancer
    31
    0.41
    5
    0.00
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    29
    0.38
    362
    0.23
    37. Skin Cancers
    28
    0.37
    100
    0.06
    38. Fires
    28
    0.37
    991
    0.64
    39. Epilepsy
    22
    0.29
    539
    0.35
    40. Asthma
    21
    0.28
    2,106
    1.35
    41. Drownings
    19
    0.25
    1,142
    0.73
    42. Poisonings
    16
    0.21
    532
    0.34
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.18
    833
    0.54
    44. Alcohol
    12
    0.16
    78
    0.05
    45. Meningitis
    9
    0.12
    1,018
    0.65
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.10
    707
    0.45
    47. HIV/AIDS
    7
    0.09
    396
    0.25
    48. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.09
    5,939
    3.82
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.08
    4,372
    2.81
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    5
    0.07
    42
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Yemen YEMEN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.21
    27
    14.77
    121
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.40
    133
    0.88
    183
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.88
    77
    7.78
    107
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.20
    113
    4.89
    137
    5. Lymphomas
    6.31
    32
    2.30
    168
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.12
    72
    4.88
    102
    7. Uterin Cancer
    4.90
    19
    0.05
    181
    8. Leukemia
    4.74
    29
    3.41
    101
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.60
    74
    2.35
    134
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.56
    85
    2.25
    166
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    33
    1.50
    129
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    151
    7.79
    67
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.99
    146
    1.52
    178
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.60
    100
    3.26
    77
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.17
    102
    6.92
    24
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    129
    0.81
    144
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.